Russell Westbrook: Playing with intensity, energy ‘my game’
Anyone who saw last night’s matchup between the Warriors and Thunder in Oklahoma City could tell guard Russell Westbrook was more than ready for this one for a number of reasons. The Thunder star and reigning Kia MVP was looking to get his team on track after a two-game skid. He wanted to show off his new teammates — Paul George and Carmelo Anthony — against his old rival. And, of course, he wanted another crack at former teammate Kevin Durant, too.
All of those factors came to a head throughout the game as Westbrook came one assist shy of a triple-double and delivered a thundering, foot-stomping jam on Golden State in OKC’s romp of a win. Afterward, notes Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, Westbrook said his play was on par with any other game for…
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